Hookah Base
https://clevelandart.org/art/1961.44
Smoking tobacco was introduced to the Mughal court from Iran in the very early 1600s and soon became popular. This base formed part of a hookah, or water pipe, which consisted of a base that held water—sometimes perfumed with herbs or fresh fruit—a detachable bowl to hold toba...
Artifact
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id
136970
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contentType
object
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citation
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rights
CC0
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CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| wikidata |
wikidata
[
"Q80031329"
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source
import
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| accession |
accession
1961.44
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Source image fields (4)
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| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1961.44/1961.44_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1961.44/1961.44_web.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
Terms
Culture
Mughal India, possibly Lucknow
Technique
gold on blue glass
Medium
gold on blue glass
Genre
Glass
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Relations
belongs_to